ABSTRACT
A parallel distributed processing model of cross-modal, multiple information source integration was developed from a conceptual model by Selcon, Taylor and McKenna (1995) with the aim of developing a tool for display design. Quantitative data from the study were used to train a multilayer perception which was then used to predict the 11 other possible combinations of integrated information. Simulation one examined a network trained using primed and unprimed pathways and measured responses in absolute and forced choice conditions. Both conditions produced significant correlation with the Selcon et al (1995) empirical data.
Simulation two manipulated the integration rate of the visual verbal stimulus and improved the performance of the model to explain 92% of the variance. Results to date strongly support Selcon et al’s (1995) conceptual model of redundancy gain and suggest that future development of the model may prove useful in display design.
